Taming the Tornado:

Tech Tools for Busy People

Todd McCannEnglish Instructor

Bay CollegeEscanaba, Michigan

BayEnglish@gmail.comTwitter: @mccannt

Where on Earth is Escanaba?

The U.P. Pastie

(pass-tee, not pay-stee)

The Problem:

I, and many of my students, suffer from

chronic CRS (Can’t Remember Shit).

Where do you “live”?

•Desktop (wood or electronic)

•Laptop

•Cell phone/Smart phone

Google Calendar

Set reminders

Google Calendar Alert

on iPhone

SMS (text message) from Google Calendar

Print aTo-Do List

Remember the Milk

SMS (text message)

iPhone app syncs with RTM

Remember the Milk iGoogle Gadget

dropbox.com

Evernote

AutoText (MS Word) and TextExpander

(Mac)

QuickTime™ and aH.264 decompressor

are needed to see this picture.

broadtexter.com

ReQall

Email notification

Ribbit

Taming the Tornado:

Tech Tools for Busy People

Todd McCannBayEnglish@gmail.com

Twitter: @mccannt